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Airship, anchoring device, and landing and mooring method
| Application Number |
14233293 |
| Grant Number |
09415852 |
| Status |
In Force |
| Filing Date |
2012-07-19 |
| First Publication Date |
2014-06-12 |
| Grant Date |
2016-08-16 |
| Owner |
DIRISOLAR (France)
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| Inventor |
Tixier, Philippe
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Abstract
An air vehicle such as an airship is provided, having a rounded top portion, and the bottom portion of which has a substantially planar shape, including a region having a smaller inclination, which is referred to as a bottom surface, and the surface area of which is larger than that of an intermediate region having a greater inclination, referred to as an intermediate surface. The general shape produces, due to relative wind, a resulting overall downward force near the ground. The vehicle also includes a device for anchoring same to the ground, the anchoring device being stationary or controllable from the vehicle, located at the front portion of the vehicle, and projecting downward, in particular a ram including a portion which can be expanded by applying a bar against a translatably movable shoulder. Also included is a landing method implementing such a vehicle.
IPC Classes ?
- B64B 1/00 - Lighter-than-air aircraft
- B64B 1/20 - Rigid airshipsSemi-rigid airships provided with wings or stabilising surfaces
- B64B 1/66 - Mooring attachments
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AIRSHIP, ANCHORING DEVICE, AND LANDING AND MOORING METHOD
| Application Number |
FR2012051710 |
| Publication Number |
2013/011241 |
| Status |
In Force |
| Filing Date |
2012-07-19 |
| Publication Date |
2013-01-24 |
| Owner |
DIRISOLAR (France)
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| Inventor |
Tixier, Philippe
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an air vehicle such as an airship, which has a rounded top portion, and the bottom portion of which has a substantially planar shape (711), specifically consisting of a region which has a smaller inclination, which is referred to as a bottom surface (S2), and the surface area of which is larger or even much larger than that of the intermediate region having a greater inclination, referred to as an intermediate surface (S1). Said general shape produces, due to relative wind (69), a resulting overall downward force (67) near the ground. According to the invention, said vehicle also includes a device for anchoring same to the ground (722), said anchoring device being stationary or controllable from said vehicle, located at the front portion of said vehicle, and projecting downward, in particular a ram (722, 9) including a portion (921, 922) which can be expanded by applying a bar (924) against a translatably movable shoulder (923). The invention also relates to a landing method implementing such a vehicle. Said method involves, as a result of the downward force (67) with compensation (65) by maintaining a nose-up attitude (T711), downward flight until a rear portion (730) of the vehicle makes contact with the ground, followed by reducing the nose-up angle until the anchoring device makes contact with the ground, in particular with a ram (722, 9) sinking into the ground. Preferably, the method also includes docking, in particular by means of an expandable ram (9), while the vehicle is applied against the ground due to the downward force.
IPC Classes ?
- B64B 1/20 - Rigid airshipsSemi-rigid airships provided with wings or stabilising surfaces
- B64B 1/66 - Mooring attachments
- B64B 1/00 - Lighter-than-air aircraft
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